Spinning Particle Models  

Non-Relativistic, Classical > s.a. [classical particles]; classical systems.
@ References: Thomas Nat(26); Bruce qp/01 [spin-1/2, Hamiltonian]; Rivas phy/01-in [generalized Lagrangian], JPA(03)phy/01 [spinning e]; Salesi IJMPA(05)qp/04 [and Zitterbewegung]; Recami & Salesi FP(07)qp/05 [from arbitrary-order Lagrangians, and chronons].

Relativistic, Classical > s.a. dirac fields; reissner-nordström; Thomas Precession; twistors.
* 1998: Motion of spinning particles in gravitational fields still not well understood; look for clarification in gravitomagnetism.
* Equations of motion: In the monopole-dipole approximation, they are

dua/d = va ,    Dpa/D = – Rabcd vb S cd ,    DS ab/D = pa vbpb va ,

where va, pa, and S ab are the velocity, momentum, and spin tensor of the particle; In general, va and pa are not parallel, and one must use an additional condition to fix pa, for example pb S ab = 0.
@ Flat spacetime: Ghosh PLB(94) [2+1]; Salesi & Recami ht/96; Lyakhovich et al NPB(99)ht/98 [any D, integer s]; Muslih mp/00 [canonical]; Niederle & Nikitin PRD(01) [half-integer spin]; Machin ht/01 [1D, with susy]; Rivas JPA(03)phy/01 [spinning e]; Salesi IJMPA(02); Berard et al ht/03 [covariant H]; Rivas ht/05-in, JPA(06) [s = 1/2, symmetry group]; Singh a0706 [Mathisson-Papapetrou-Dixon equations, perturbation method].
@ Flat spacetime with electromagnetic field: Bargmann et al PRL(59) [precession]; Künzle JMP(72) [and gravitational field]; Pozdeeva a0708 [neutral massive spin-1/2 particle, interaction H].
@ Infinite-spin: Edgren et al JHEP(05)ht, Edgren & Marnelius JHEP(06) [higher-order Lagrangian];
@ Other special types: Valverde & Pazetti JHEP(06)ht [2+1 massless, susy variant].
@ In Schwarzschild: Rietdijk & van Holten CQG(93); White et al CQG(00) [radial infall]; Burko PRD(04)gq/03; Bini et al CQG(04)gq, CQG(05)gq [spin precession]; Plyatsko CQG(05)gq [ultrarelativistic, circular orbits]; Turakulov & Safonova MPLA(05) [s = 1, corrections to geodesics]; Dolan et al PRD(06)gq [massive spin-1/2, scattering].
@ In Kerr: Suzuki & Maeda PRD(98)gq/97; Hartl PRD(03)gq/02, PRD(03)gq [no chaos fapp]; Garcia de Andrade gq/03 [Weyl neutrino solutions]; Bini et al CQG(04)gq [Mathisson-Papapetrou equations, clock effect]; Gorbatenko & Gorbatenko gq/06.
@ In other curved spacetime: Papapetrou PRS(51), PRS(51); Garcia de Andrade gq/02 [Gödel spacetime]; Mohseni PLA(02)gq, et al CQG(01)gq/03 [gravitational wave]; Ali IJTP(02) [Schwarzschild-de Sitter]; Mohseni IJMPD(06)gq/05 [pp-wave and uniform B field]; Singh PRD(05) [Vaidya]; Bini et al IJMPD(06)gq [massless, in vacuum algebraically special spacetime]; Stuchlik & Kovar CQG(06)gq [Kerr-dS].
@ General curved spacetime: Khriplovich & Pomeransky JETP(98)gq/97 [equations of motion]; Erler gq/99-in; Pezzaglia gq/99-in/IJTP [and Clifford algebra]; Turakulov & Safonova MPLA(03)gq/01 [vector]; Chicone et al PLA(05)gq; Wu gq/06 [gravitomagnetism and non-geodesic motion]; Blanchet gq/06 [dipolar particle]; Cianfrani & Montani gq/07-in; Khriplovich a0801; Mohseni a0710-IJTP [Lagrangian]; Muminov a0802, a0805 [massless spin-1/2].
@ With torsion: Wanas ASS(97)gq/99 [torsion corection to geodesic]; Messios IJTP(07).
@ Charged, in curved spacetime: Cianfrani & Montani gq/06-in, Cianfrani et al PLA(07) [from 5D Kaluza-Klein framework].
> Related topics: see motion of gravitating bodies and test bodies; spin, 2-spinors and 4-spinors, spinors in field theory.

Classical, Coupled to Gravity > s.a. classical particles.
@ General references: Wald PRD(72); Kánnár GRG(94) [Lagrangian]; Rietdijk TMP(94); Mashhoon a0801-in.
@ With electromagnetic fields: Lyakhovich et al IJMPA(00)ht [massive]; Tucker PRS(04).

Related Topics > see quantum particles.


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